By: Edgar Brooks - 30th October 2012 at 22:07
According to (I think) the Crowood book on the Seafire, black was added to the top half of the 17 cockpit, because of distracting reflections in sunlight coming through the bubble canopy.
By: Rocketeer - 30th October 2012 at 21:17
If it helps, my Seafire 46 cockpit had black traces all over it, below datum longeron and above
By: Yorkie - 30th October 2012 at 17:59
With relation to the Seafires, 17 onwards, I “believe” that the lower half of the cockpit was interior green (although a paler shade than standard) and from the middle upwards was Black.
Just wondering if most RAF Piston aircraft post war (Tempest, Hornet Spit 24 and so on) went to a grey cockpit, not sure wot shade
By: Mark V - 30th October 2012 at 17:35
Definately not grey then! Seafires certainly black, particularly the late variants.
By: Edgar Brooks - 30th October 2012 at 17:04
22 & 24 green, from available evidence (an always useful caveat,) with the 21 being some green, some black; there’s a clue in an October 1944 mod, which was “To standardise the Mk.21 fuselage to meet Naval requirements,” which could have included a black cockpit somewhere during the production run. Pilot’s Notes, for the 45, 46 & 47 show a black interior.
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October 30, 2012 at 4:53 pm